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Venus Chocolate Company processes chocolate into candy bars. The process begins

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Question

Venus Chocolate Company processes chocolate into candy bars. The process begins by placing direct materials (raw chocolate, milk, and sugar) into the Blending Department. All materials are placed into production at the beginning of the blending process. After blending, the milk chocolate is then transferred to the Molding Department, where the milk chocolate is formed into candy bars. The following is a partial work in process account of the Blending Department at March 31, 2014:

Cost of Production Report Venus Chocolate Company processes chocolate into candy bars. The process begins by placing direct materials (raw chocolate, milk, and sugar) into the Blending Department. All materials are placed into production at the beginning of the blending process. After blending, the milk chocolate is then transferred to the Molding Department, where the milk chocolate is formed into candy bars. The following is a partial work in process account of the Blending Department at March 31, 2014: ACCOUNT Work in Process-Blending Department ACCOUNT NO Date Item Debit Credit Balance Debit Credit 1 Bal., 4,400 units, 1/5 completed 31 Direct materials, 176,000 units 31 Direct labor 31 Factory overhead 31 Goods transferred, 177,000 units 31 Bal, 2 units, 3/5 completed Mar. 457,600 99,800 24,912 11,792 469,392 569,192 594,104 Required:

Explanation / Answer

Units information:

Inventory in process March 1

4400

Add; Received from materials store room

176000

Total Units Accounted for by the blending department

180400

Units to be assigned cost:

Equivalent Units

Whole units

Direct Material

Conversion

Inventory in process March 1

4400

0

3520

4400*4/5

Add: Started and completed in March

172600

172600

172600

(177000-4400)

Transferred to Molding deptt. In March

177000

172600

176120

Less: Inventory in process March 31

3400

3400

2040

(180400-177000)

(3400*1/1)

(3400*3/5)

Total units to be assigned cost

180400

176000

178160

Cost Information

Cost Per Equivalent unit:

Direct Material

Conversion

Total Cost for March in blending Deptt. (A)

$       457,600.00

$    124,712.00

(Conversion   = Labor + Overhead )

(99800+24912)

Total Equivalent Units (B)

176000

178160

Cost per Equivalent Unit (A/B)

$                    2.60

$                 0.70

Costs Charged to Production:

Direct Material

Conversion

Total

Inventory in process March 1

$      11,792.00

Cost incurred in March (457600+124712)

$    582,312.00

Total cost accounted for by blending Deptt.

$    594,104.00

Cost allocated to competed and partially completed units:

Inventory in process March 1 balance

$      11,792.00

To complete Inventory in process March 1

$                          -  

$            2,464.00

$         2,464.00

(3520*0.70)

Cost of completed March 1 work in process

$      14,256.00

Started and completed in March

$        448,760.00

$       120,820.00

$    569,580.00

(172600*2.60)

(172600*0.70)

Transferred to Molding deptt. In March

$    583,836.00

Inventory in process March 31

$             8,840.00

$            1,428.00

$      10,268.00

(3400*2.60)

(2040*0.70)

Total cost assigned by blending Deptt.

$    594,104.00

Units information:

Inventory in process March 1

4400

Add; Received from materials store room

176000

Total Units Accounted for by the blending department

180400

Units to be assigned cost:

Equivalent Units

Whole units

Direct Material

Conversion

Inventory in process March 1

4400

0

3520

4400*4/5

Add: Started and completed in March

172600

172600

172600

(177000-4400)

Transferred to Molding deptt. In March

177000

172600

176120

Less: Inventory in process March 31

3400

3400

2040

(180400-177000)

(3400*1/1)

(3400*3/5)

Total units to be assigned cost

180400

176000

178160

Cost Information

Cost Per Equivalent unit:

Direct Material

Conversion

Total Cost for March in blending Deptt. (A)

$       457,600.00

$    124,712.00

(Conversion   = Labor + Overhead )

(99800+24912)

Total Equivalent Units (B)

176000

178160

Cost per Equivalent Unit (A/B)

$                    2.60

$                 0.70

Costs Charged to Production:

Direct Material

Conversion

Total

Inventory in process March 1

$      11,792.00

Cost incurred in March (457600+124712)

$    582,312.00

Total cost accounted for by blending Deptt.

$    594,104.00

Cost allocated to competed and partially completed units:

Inventory in process March 1 balance

$      11,792.00

To complete Inventory in process March 1

$                          -  

$            2,464.00

$         2,464.00

(3520*0.70)

Cost of completed March 1 work in process

$      14,256.00

Started and completed in March

$        448,760.00

$       120,820.00

$    569,580.00

(172600*2.60)

(172600*0.70)

Transferred to Molding deptt. In March

$    583,836.00

Inventory in process March 31

$             8,840.00

$            1,428.00

$      10,268.00

(3400*2.60)

(2040*0.70)

Total cost assigned by blending Deptt.

$    594,104.00